HC Deb 20 January 1977 vol 924 c261W
Mr. Ridley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out, for the latest register available to him, the total number of electors and the total number of parliamentary seats, in England and Wales.

Mr. John

The total number of electors on the 1976 register is 33,928,417 in England and 2,046,404 in Wales. England has 516 parliamentary seats and Wales has 36.